Get This Book: B&N Local Link takes me to different UK Sites

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Get This Book: B&N Local Link takes me to different UK Sites

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1FicusFan
Dec 30, 2009, 7:39 am

When I click on 'Get This book' for a book, it lists links in the green Quick Links box. I have Barnes and Noble listed and it works fine.

http://www.librarything.com/work/7506516/get/54484232

In the middle of the page under the banner: Librarything Local: Nashua, NH there are stores listed that are close to me.

There are 5 B&N Links: Nashua, Salem, Manchester, Leominster, and Burlington.

When I click on any of them, I don't get a B&N. I get a site in the UK, called Blackwell.

Last night when I tried from work and found the problem it went to a UK site called Foyles.

When I tried that same book again this morning it went first to Blackwell and now is going to Foyles again

http://www.foyles.co.uk/

I then went into Edit to see if the links I have selected had the wrong, URL and they don't.

2FicusFan
Edited: Jan 1, 2010, 7:14 pm

Bump. This is still a problem.

I have a screen shot. which shows B&N Nashua at the top of the box, and then shows that it is searching Blackwell in the green boxes. Clicking makes it larger.

3timspalding
Jan 1, 2010, 8:09 pm

On the list, thanks.

4FicusFan
Jan 1, 2010, 11:18 pm

Thank you. I thought I was crazy or had done something wrong, but couldn't figure what.

5DaynaRT
Jun 1, 2010, 6:09 pm

bump

6DaynaRT
Jun 6, 2010, 10:58 pm

This seems like such an easy fix, or am I missing something?

7DaynaRT
Jul 16, 2010, 2:23 am

Bump

B&N is having a big summer clearance sale. I'd like to use the my wishlist collection to quickly see if the books I want are available, but the link still points to that Blackwell site.

8timspalding
Jul 16, 2010, 11:46 am

Fixed. Thanks.

It was easy to spot, and in theory to fix in theory, but B&N's URLs have a weirdness in them it took me a while to figure out.

9FicusFan
Jul 16, 2010, 12:07 pm

Thank you, Thank you. I have used it twice already to reserve 2 books in the store.

Now how about the Amazon UK link ? It no longer can find anything.

10timspalding
Jul 16, 2010, 12:13 pm

You can add it to your Quick Links. Click the pencil up by "Quick Links."

11DaynaRT
Jul 16, 2010, 12:36 pm

Hooray! Thanks, Tim!

B&N is my local* bookstore and being able to check their stock via LT, where I keep our wishlists, is super handy.

*local for me means a 40 minute drive. /sigh

12FicusFan
Jul 16, 2010, 12:44 pm

> 10 ?

Is that for me ? There is an Amazon UK in my quicklinks, but its broken like the B&N was. It takes you to a screen that Amazon says I don't know what you are looking for (not 404), even if the book exists.